An aerial view of the industrial district in Gary, Indiana.
The industrial district in Gary, Indiana.
  • US Steel's plant in Gary, Indiana, aims to deploy carbon capture to reduce its carbon footprint by 2026.
  • The technology will capture 0.5% of the steel mill's carbon dioxide emissions.
  • Climate groups and some scientists say carbon capture is unproven and will worsen global warming.

A more-than-century-old steel mill in Gary, Indiana, plans to be a testing ground for a controversial climate technology.